Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-02-18
GKAAl'D| , GlRRAWAY.

GRA6D.AUNT GARRAWAY.
"To my Grand aunt Garraway'sp
said Phoebe, bursting into tears, Cup
~ the Catskills, where one never hears
anything but tree-toads and whip poor
wills, and the grass grows in the mid
die OF the road, and there isn't wagon
goes past, unless you count the hay.
carts and the daily stager"
"Horrible!" said Miss Parks, the
sewing woman.
I'D assoon be buried alive!" sobbed
Phoebe.
never heard of anything 80 cruel
in all my lifew said Jemima, the maid.
! of.all-work. mot even in the last
number of 'Ferdinetta the Forsaken,'
where the poor heroine is forbidden
| to"
DO hold your tongue, Jemima, and
get about your work." said Phoebe.
sharply. ."Who asked you to interfere?
Mamma will be very angry when she
comes in and finds the parlors not done
| up"
/. And Jemima skunk away rather dis
comfited.
Il am sure sFerdinetta the Forsaken'
never would have spoken to poor help
that way" thought she with sniff.
Miss Phoebe can't be real heroine !"
While Miss Parks remained to con-
sole pretty Phoebe Tacson as she help ed
to pack the trunks which were to be sent
to Grand-aunt Garraway's by express.
"And I'm not even to be allowed to
bid him good by!" walled the forlorn
young damsel. "Oh, I don't see how
mamma can be so hard-hearted
els he very handsome?" said Miss
| Parks, whose life had not known many
love affairs.
Exactly like Troubadour!" said
Phoebe. enthusiastically.
Dear, dear!? said Miss Parks, with
Z vague idea of black velvet, a guitar
and white satin sleeve Innings.
"With melancholy eyes: and NOUS
tache as black as ink" said Phoebe.
ooh, don't put my collars in the same
tray with the French heeled boots,
please"
"And what is his business ?" said Miss
Parks.
'He is here on private embassy for
the Russian government, said Phoebe,
proudly. <'But that's just what NAM
ma went believe. He says he cannot
divulse his identity without betraying
his trust. As soon as his mission is
over, he says he will produce the most
satisfactory explanations; but mamma
actually believes him to be an impos-
tori"
ooh, dear!" said Miss Parks.
"You see, mamma isn't physiogno-
MIST" said Phoebe, "or she would read
truth plainly inscribed upon his noble
brow. The checked summer silks next,
Miss Parks, though I don't know what
use checked summer silks will be to me
OF Grandaunt Garraway's."
"But you can write to him every day,
DEAR" soothed Miss Parks.
"They will intercept the letters"
sighed Phoebe.
"Never mind" said Miss Parks, fold
ing up an India fourlard polonaise;
'Sthe torch OF love will burn all the
brighter for few brief dissertations.
"What dear, comfo4 ting creature
you are!" said Phoebe, STOPPING to kiss
Miss Parks knobby forehead.
II, too, have passed through the fiery
ordeal" sighed Miss Parks, returning
the caress, as she packed cologne-b bot
tie and travelling ink stand into the
muffiing folds of red Shetland shawl
So Phoebe was sent to Grandaunt
Garraway's, ct the foot of High Peak, to
get her out of the way of Mr.. Middleton
De Motto.
She was little disappointed that the
snug Queen Anne cottage was not more
dungeon-ike, and that the solitary
mountain path turned out to be we'll
travelled turnpike. She had made up
her mind to thorough martyrdom; and
Mrs. Garraway, instead of being hook
nosed old crone, with a gold headed
cane and a temper, was cheerful old
lady, whose cheeks were tinted with
fresh bloom, like winter apple, and
who wore black silk dress with lace
ruffles.
The parlor floor was covered with
real Turkey rug; there WAS cabinet of
old china in the corner; little maid in
white cap waited at the table: and
Grandaunt Garraway's jewel case was a
marvel to behold.
The old lad had travelled in Europe,
read all the ID west books, and drove a
little basket pheton with fat, dapp]ed
pony, and, to Phoebe's surprise, she was
eminently sympathetic.
:sDear aunty," sand the girl, II ever
daeamed you We're as nice as this!"
"Well, my DEAR" said Grandaunt
Garrrway, II have been young myself,
and don't believe in putting too much
constraint upon the heart"-(here
Phoebe jumped up and kissed herr
$50, when got your mothers letter, I
thought the whole matter over. II you
renlly believe you can't live without
this young man"
Darling aunty!" faltered Phoebe,
''may tell you secret?"
"Confide entirely in me, nv child"
said Grandaunt Garraway, patting her
cheek.
'Well, then, he net me under the
apple tree last night" confessed Phoebe,
"by the light of the moon"
you've written to him then?'' said
Grandaunt Garraway, with shrewd
twinkle in her hazel eyes.
"Y-yes," owned Phoebe. II told
him it was unlike anything that I had
anticipated. I described your pretty
furniture and choice china, and the SOL
id silver tea service, with the Garraway
monogram on it, and your set of me-
thysts, and he came on by the earliest
train" E5s,. r..
"Oh, he did ?" said Grandaunt Gar
raway. @5 49,.